A single-path pulsewidth control loop with a built-in delay-locked loop

A 1-1.27-GHz single-path pulse width control loop with a built-in delay-locked loop is presented. Based on the proposed circuit, not only can the 50% duty cycle of the output clock be assured but the phase alignment between the reference and output clocks can also be achieved. Moreover, the requirement of the reference clock with 50% duty cycle can be eliminated. By the single-to-complementary circuit and the switched charge pump, the duty cycle error can be reduced. Moreover, the duty cycle of the output clock can be adjusted for applications such as time-interleaved analog-to-digital converters, switched-capacitor circuits, and dc-dc converters. The proposed circuit has been fabricated in a 0.35-μm CMOS process. The power consumption is 150 mW and the die area of the core circuit is 0.47×0.3 mm². The duty cycle of the output clock can be adjusted from 35% to 70% in steps of 5%.